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secret

1

shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

5

Hanayagi school of Japanese dancing

1

granule

1

oral; verbal; spoken; parol

2

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

3

Emperor Uda; Uda Tenno (867-931 CE, reigning: 887-897 CE)

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to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)

1

good story; beautiful story; heartwarming story

1

Yorimichi

1

Onomiya

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cabinet minister

2

minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

Tales of Yamato (Heian period)

1

Japanese medieval text that chronicles events of the Kamakura Shogunate

1

etc.; et cetera; and so on

1

Masafusa

1

historical writing

1

(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

3

Tsutsumishita

1

inside the gates

3

monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a waka

1

subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental

1

paving stone; pavement

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

15

stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched

1

formal; orthodox; in earnest

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

1

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

2

to close; to shut

2

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

2

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

3

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

1

to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt

1

purpose of a visit

1

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

powdered coal; charcoal dust

2

counter for doses of medicine, etc.

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

family which supports a temple; parishioner

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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younger; junior

2